Prayers of the Saints: An Inspired Collection of Holy Wisdom - Softcover

Koenig-Bricker, Woodeene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060647825 ISBN 13: 9780060647827

Publisher: Harper San Francisco, 1996

Synopsis

Accompanied by brief biographical notes, presents prayers of Christian saints, including St. Francis of Assisi, Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Augustine

About this title

About the Author:

Woodeene Koenig-Bricker is the editor of Catholic Parent magazine. She has written about spirituality and family for magazines such as McCall's, Family Circle, Working Parents, Marriage and Family, Catholic Digest, and Our Sunday Visitor . She lives in Eugene, OR.

From Booklist:

This lovely little book of saints, 73 of them, each introduced by way of a few lines of biography and a short prayer (or, in a few cases, several prayers) taken from the saint's writing, includes over 80 prayers that are inspirational words fit for a calendar (or a computer screen) as a thought for the day. There are flashes of humor, moments of poetry, and memorably direct comments on human existence in ordinary and extraordinary situations. The collection covers almost 2,000 years and an impressive variety of saints from the obscure to the familiar, and it will certainly find a significant audience among Christians seeking spiritual inspiration, and--given the depth of humanity exposed in these brief selections--may appeal to spiritual seekers in other traditions as well. Steve Schroeder

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper San Francisco
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060647825
• ISBN 13: 9780060647827
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144